The use of mirtazapine in a patient with chronic pain

Authors
Brannon, GE Stone, KD
Citation
Ge. Brannon et Kd. Stone, The use of mirtazapine in a patient with chronic pain, J PAIN SYMP, 18(5), 1999, pp. 382-385
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
ISSN journal
08853924 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
382 - 385
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-3924(199911)18:5<382:TUOMIA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Antidepressant drugs that act on serotonin and noradrenergic systems may be analgesic. The newer antidepressant mirtazapine (Remeron) has activity on noradrenergic and serotonergic transmission and is approved for the treatme nt of a Major Depressive Disorder. This paper describes a case that suggest s that mirtazapine may also be useful in the treatment of chronic pain. J P ain Symptom Manage 1999;18:382-385. (C) U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee, 1999.